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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:24:10 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #890
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:12:57 -0500
From: rdhall@mail.cinetwork.com
Subject: Poetry help
I have a patron who is asking us to find the particular poem the following
line comes from:
"...and home to the farm again"
He says it was attributed to Robert Frost but we've looked through all our
Robert Frost books and cannot locate it. We would be grateful to any help
as our poetry collection is very slim. Thank you.
And thank you to all of you for your suggestions for a "Frindle"
program.
We have compiled everyone's responses and the program is scheduled for
January. Thank you ever so much.
Anne Hall
Anne & Roger Hall
Berea, Kentucky
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 12:38:28
From: mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us
Subject: Mock Printz?
Hello everybody! Forgive the cross-posting.
I was wondering if anyone is doing a mock Printz award this year, if so
could you please forward me your list of nominees? Or if anyone has a sure
bet for a Printz nominee, could you send that to me also?
I'm 99.9% sure this was posted to the list recently, and that I printed it
out, however it has been lost in the paperwork miasma that is my desk. I
can't access the archives, so I throw myself on your collective mercy.
Please reply to me at mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us. I will post a compiled
response to the list.
Thanks
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:12:23 -0800
From: "Christie Jackson" <cjackson@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Posting 9983 East Region Manager for Sno-Isle Regional Library System
REGION MANAGER
East Region Libraries
Marysville Service Center
Salary Range: $4,250 - $5,308/mo - 40 hrs/wk - Posting #9983
Join the Sno-Isle Regional Library in this career building position as a
Region Manager. In addition to overseeing operations of five branches, this
position will be involved in planning for the construction of two new
facilities* and local election to form a Library Capital Facilities Area.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Manage and direct five Branch Managers/Managing Librarians in the operation
of assigned branches and regional reference center.
Plan, develop and direct programs serving the needs of the region’s service
areas.
Assure fiscal soundness of branch operations by participating in development
of operating and capital budgets, monetary expenditures and initiating
corrective actions.
Develop and implement effective collection management for branches within
region.
Perform effective community relations and promote library activities and
programs through presentations and business negotiations with local
government officials and public organizations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Requires advanced knowledge of library operation and administration;
reference and bibliographic search methods and systems; collection
management; fiscal administration; library system policies and procedures;
and public/community relations policies and methods.
Requires the ability to supervise, enhancing staff performance and assuring
quality public service; manage physical facilities; administer budgets and
fiscal assets; speak and understand English; make personal presentations to
public groups; work cooperatively with public and co-workers.
Requires a Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited college
or university, Washington State Librarian Certificate and six years of
related practice in librarianship with a minimum of two years supervisory
experience. Library system experience preferred.
OTHER :
This position is located at the Marysville Service Center and requires
extensive travel (50%) to the East Region branches; Lake Stevens, Mill
Creek, *Monroe, *Sultan, and Snohomish, which is the Regional Reference
Center.
The Sno-Isle Regional Library System is home to a 1.5 million item
collection, and serves more than 550,000 residents through 19 community
libraries, bookmobile and outreach services. The Sno-Isle Regional Library
System two-county library district includes five branch libraries in the
library district’s east region. Situated in one of the fastest-growing
corners of western Washington’s Snohomish County, the east region is in a
period of rapid growth and change. Currently, new libraries are planned for
Sultan and Monroe, and a bond election for a new library in Snohomish is
planned for the near future. The east county communities vary from urban to
rural, and include the vibrant and growing cities of Mill Creek, Snohomish,
and Monroe, the peaceful lakeside residential community of Lake Stevens, and
the peaceful farming and river community of Sultan.
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit a letter of interest and a required Sno-Isle Regional Library System
employment application (resumé optional) to Human Resources, SIRLS, 7312 -
35th Ave NE, Marysville, WA, 98271. For more information, Phone:
(360)651-7000, Fax: (360)651-7151, Jobline: (360)651-7040, TTY:
(800)647-3753 or visit our Website at http://www.sno-isle.org.
Applications must be received at the Service Center by 5:00 p.m., Friday,
December 10, 1999. Applications will be screened and interviews scheduled
with applicants who best match the needs of this position. Applicants who
need accommodations during the application or interview process should
contact the Human Resources Department.
Please post the above posting on your website. Thank you,
Christie Jackson
Personnel Technician
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
Direct Line 360-651-7026
Fax 360-651-7151
Jobline 360-651-7040
Website www.sno-isle.org
Email cjackson@sno-isle.org
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:30:56 EST
From: IN2BKS@aol.com
Subject: Bird Stumper Solved
The stumper about a bird who lived with a women who worked in a tollbooth was
Max, the Bad-Talking Parrot by Patricia Demuth.
Thanks to all who responded!
Rachel Fox
Port Washington Public Library
Port Washington, NY
in2bks@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 13:14:32 EST+10
From: "Cameron Morley" <cmorley@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au>
Subject: Stumper - similar to House that Jack Built
Dear colleagues,
I have received an enquiry from a parent about a book, of which she
knows neither the author or the title (very useful). Anyway this
picture book runs along the same theme as "The house that Jack built",
with the two main characters being Jack and his sister. Throughout
the book these two characters run into various characters. This book
is a part of a reading kit and is a challenging book, which is used to
test children.
This mother heard of this book through a friend whose child was doing
a test at school, the teacher won't supply the title as the book is
being used in a test. The mother believes it is a good book for her
child to read.
This is all the information I have, any assistance would be
appreciated.
Thankyou,
cmorley@slnsw.gov.au
Cameron Morley
Consultant, Public Libraries Branch
State Library of NSW
ph. 02 9273 1483
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:54:20 -0800 (PST)
From: patricia wong <kaiming@netcom.com>
Subject: REFORMA 2nd National Conference
I encourage everyone to please consider the following. The strengths of
our organizations depends on collaboration and partnership and action.
If you will not be participating, I hope that you will attend this
exciting conference. RNC II promises to be a stimulating, evocative,
and fun-filled conference for everyone! Mark your calendars now!
I am very pleased to send to you information on how to submit program
proposals for our REFORMA 2nd National Conference (RNCII) which is
scheduled August 3-6, 2000, in Tucson, AZ. The success of our
conference depends on the programs.
Take this opportunity to submit a program proposal. Let us know
about the work that you and your library have been doing in the
area of services to the Spanish Speaking. With the information we
take away from this conference we can build on our strengths to
precipitate change, provide mentoring, and offer solutions to the
challenges we face as Latina/o librarians and support staff.
The RNCII Planning Committee encourages and invites you to plan and
submit your outstanding and innovative ideas and experiences in the
form of a program in Tucson. Your participation will help nurture
the ideals to which we strive.
We encourage program proposals in areas such as:
- services to the community
- children's services (storytelling, school programs, collections
and more)
- research
- recruitment, retention, and advancement of minority librarians
- collection development
- community assessments and outreach
- professional development
- gay/lesbian/bisexual services and collections
- mentoring
- Spanish language - signs, brochures, collections,
publicity, training of staff
- oral histories & genealogy
- archives and manuscripts
- friends of library programs
- literacy programs
- services to K-12 Latino students in our school libraries
- immigration
- funding of library initiatives
- civil and political participation
You are invited to design your own program and panel of speakers.
The Program Committee will consider these as a total package.
Program proposals that have an individual as the sole presentor
will as much as possible be combined with other related proposals
to create one program with 3-4 presentors.
Please note that the deadline for program proposals has been
extended by one week. THE NEW DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS
JANUARY 22, 2000.
Attending ALA Midwinter in San Antonio? Take the time to
talk to any of the members of the RNCII Planning Committee.
Conference information and forms are available on the RNCII web page
- http://www.reforma.org/rnc2/.
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:29:30 -0800
From: Jean Hewlett <nbclsref@sonic.net>
Subject: Stumper-Ostrich with head in sand. Also thanks
Many thanks to those who suggested answers to my cowboy stumper. It was
The Book of Cowboys by Holling C. Holling, and the patron was thrilled.
She was also very interested in the other books suggested, and said she
would try to obtain some of them.
Now, how's your knowledge of ostrich tales?
We are looking for a story about an ostrich with its head in the sand,
suitable for 6-12 year olds. Patron would prefer folklore or fable, but
anything would be useful. We've checked the Storyteller's Sourcebook,
Aesop's Fables (the patron thought the story would be here), Ireland &
Eastman Indexes to Folklore and Fairy Tales.
Can anybody help?
Jean Hewlett
North Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa Rosa CA
nbclsref@sonic.net
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:30:49 PST
From: "Amanda Bock" <abock57@hotmail.com>
Subject: books about censorship
Hello
I am creating a bibliography of books about censorship, banned books, and
first amendment rights. I have a few fiction titles (Landry News, A Small
Civil War, Day They Arrested the Book, etc.) and non fiction, but my list is
very short.
I am looking for more fiction YA and younger titles as well as non fiction
for younger (3rd-5th grade) kids. I have lots of YA non fic. If anyone
knows about any that have a pro-censorship slant, it would be helpful to
round out the list. I don't know if such books exist.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, but please email me off list
at abock57@hotmail.com as I don't always keep up with the list.
Thanks very much,
Amanda
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:04:06 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award to Ann K. Symons
The faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign voted to award the
Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award to Ann K. Symons, immediate
past president of the American Library Association.
Given annually, the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award
acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of
intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and
information centers and the dissemination of ideas. Granted to those
who have resisted censorship or efforts to abridge the freedom of
individuals to read or view materials of their choice, the award may
be in recognition of a particular action or long-term interest in, and
dedication to, the cause of intellectual freedom.
Past recipients include Mainstream Loudoun, Bruce Ennis, Eleanor and
Elliot Goldstein, Nat Hentoff, C. James Schmidt, Gene Lanier, Dorothy
Broderick, Judith F. Krug, Eli Oboler, Alex Allain, and LeRoy Charles
Merritt.
The award was established in 1969 by the GSLIS faculty to honor
Robert Downs, a champion of intellectual freedom, on his 25th
anniversary as director of the School.
The Downs Award Reception will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2000,
in San Antonio, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 :00 p.m. The award ceremony is
between 6:00 and 6:15 p.m.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:41:28 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Award Nominations Sought: Award Forms Now Online
Award Nominations Sought
Immroth Memorial Award
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/immrothaward.pdf
Nominations are being accepted for the 2000 John Phillip Immroth
Memorial Award, sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table
(IFRT) of the American Library Association. The deadline for
nominations is December 1, 1999.
The annual award honors intellectual freedom fighters in and outside
the library profession who have demonstrated remarkable personal
courage in resisting censorship. The award consists of $500 and a
citation. Individuals, a group of individuals, or an organization are
eligible for the award.
Past recipients include I. F. Stone (1976), Nat Hentoff (1983), Dr.
William Moffett (1993), John Swan (1994), the Board of Trustees of the
Fort Vancouver (Washington) Regional Library (1995), the Plaintiffs in
Stevana Case, et al. v. Unified School District No. 233, Johnson
County Kansas, et al. (1996), Ronald Sigler (1997), Paula Baker, Paul
Bortz, Barry Ferraro, Elizabeth Gibson, Marjorie Meany, and William
Meub of the Rutland Free Library (1998), and Mainstream Loudoun
(1999).
Oboler Memorial Award
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/oboleraward.pdf
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table also is seeking nominations for
the 2000 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award for the best work in the area of
intellectual freedom published in 1998 or 1999. The deadline for the
biennial award is December 1, 1999. Allowance will be made for books
published in December 1999. Presented once every two years, the award
consists of $500 and a certificate. The next award will be given in
2000.
Eli M. Oboler was the author of hundreds of articles, reviews and
books. In naming the award for him, the Round Table commemorates
Oboler's service to the library profession as university librarian at
Idaho State University; longtime member of the ALA Council, the
association's governing body; president of the Pacific Northwest and
Idaho Library Associations, and "champion of intellectual freedom who
demanded the dismantling of all barriers to freedom of expression."
Works to be considered may be articles (including review articles); a
series of thematically connected articles; books; or manuals published
on the local, state or national level, in English or English
translation.
Criteria for the award include:
* focus on one or more issues, events, questions or controversies in
the area of intellectual freedom;
* demonstrable relevance to the concerns and needs of members of the
library community;
* publication in 1998 or 1999.
The 1992 award-winner was Libraries, Erotica, and Pornography, edited
by Martha Cornog. In 1994, the award was presented to Joan DelFattore
for What Johnny Shouldn't Read: Textbook Censorship in America; the
1996 recipient was Beyond the Burning Cross: The First Amendment and
the Landmark R.A.V. Case by Edward Cleary; and the 1998 recipient was
Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years by David M. Rabban.
Full criteria and nomination forms are available from the Office for
Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St.,
Chicago, IL 60611. Nominated works and supporting materials must be
submitted in triplicate.
SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/state®ionalaward.pdf
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is seeking nominations for its
2000 SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award.
The deadline is December 1, 1999.
The award, a citation, and $1,000 donated by Social Issues Resources
Series (SIRS), is given to the most innovative and effective
intellectual freedom project covering a state or region. Programs may
be one-time, one-year or ongoing/multi-year efforts.
Examples might include a statewide public relations initiative to
promote awareness of intellectual freedom, programmatic assistance to
meet a broad-based censorship challenge, coalition building or
education outreach efforts, or effective reorganization or management
of an intellectual freedom committee.
State libraries or library associations, educational media
associations or programs, legal defense funds, intellectual freedom
committees or coalitions and related parties are eligible for
nomination by themselves or others.
Past recipients include the Oregon Library Association Intellectual
Freedom Committee (1993), the Freedom To Read Foundation (1994), the
Northern Virginia Citizens Against Censorship (1995), the Long Island
Coalition Against Censorship (1996), the Georgia First Amendment
Foundation (1997), the Illinois Library Association Intellectual
Freedom Forum (1998), and the Oregon Coalition for Free Expression
(1999).
Nominations and supporting evidence for all three awards should be
sent to: Don Wood, IFRT Staff Liaison, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago,
IL 60611, (312) 280-4225 or (800) 545-2433, ext. 4225, FAX: (312)
280-4227, E-mail: dwood@ala.org. Additional information on these and
other intellectual awards can be found at
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ifawards.html.
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Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:11:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Susan Barash <barashsu@metronet.lib.mi.us>
Subject: craft ideas
I'm working on a "cat" storytime for 2-4 year olds. Does anyone have
suggestions for some simple craft projects? Please send responses to
barashsu@metronet.lib.mi.us Thanks!
Sue Barash
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
Westacres Branch
7321 Commerce Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48324
(248) 363-4022
(248)363-7243 (Fax)
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:41:00 -0800
From: szampino@flvax.ferg.lib.ct.us
Subject: Midwinter Roommate Needed!
Dear Pubyackers:
I'm Steve Zampino, a children's librarian at the Ferguson
Library in Stamford, CT. I'm planning to go to ALA for a pre-conference
meeting and the midwinter conference. I'm planning on spending
five nights- from the evenings of January 12th until January
16th. I haven't booked a hotel room yet, though. I'd like to
find a roommate to split the cost of the room with. Do any of
you out there need a roommate too? Either a man or a woman would
be OK with me. I'm a pretty friendly, neat, and considerate
person. I roomed with a woman this summer at ALA and everything
went fine.
Please write me back, or call me at work (203) 964-1000,
ext. 241, if you'd like to discuss sharing a hotel room.
Steve Zampino
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 12:26:30 EST
From: Rzccs@aol.com
Subject: (no subject)
i am DESPERATELY looking for Childrens Book Week Posters!! From 1988, 1991,
1992 and 1996. Also, the Childrens Book Council puts out posters during
childrens book week themed "Families Reading Together". One poster has
2
children sitting on a bench under a tree reading a book. I believe the year
for that one was 1994. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
rzccs@aol.com
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